For now, we can rejoice. The Federal District Court in Los Angeles recently ruled that artists can, in some circumstances, terminate the transfers of copyright that they may have executed in favor of record labels or publishing companies some 35 years ago. As you may recall, I discussed Section 203 terminations of transfers here and […]
Back To The Future, Part 2: Serving Proper Notice Under Section 203
By John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) This is the second part of a two-part series discussing Section 203 Terminations of Transfers. The first part summarizes Section 203, and the second part discusses proper Section 203 notice. Although both parts of the article focus on transfers of music copyrights, note that […]
Back To The Future, Part 1: Terminating Transfers of Copyright Under Section 203
By John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) This is the first part of a two-part series discussing Section 203 Termination of Transfers. The first part summarizes Section 203, and the second part discusses proper Section 203 notice. Although both parts of the article focus on transfers of music copyrights, note that […]